Publications by authors named "Fadila Benhassine"
Introduction: Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) represent a heterogeneous large group of genetic disorders characterized by susceptibility of affected individuals to recurrent infections, autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, allergy, and malignancy. We aimed to report for the first time the Algerian registry for IEI in children.
Methods: We described the characteristics of IEI in Algerian children from the data collected in the Algerian registry for IEI between 1985 and 2021.
Objectives: To assess factors associated with prehypertension and hypertension among children in North Africa.
Methods: An epidemiological observational, school- and college-based study among 3562 healthy children and adolescents to assess factors associated with blood pressure categories (normal, prehypertensive, hypertensive), including perinatal (gestational age, birth weight, breastfeeding) and current lifestyle characteristics (body mass index, time spent watching a screen and time spent exercising).
Results: Prevalence of hypertension increased with age from 8.
Article Synopsis
- A study aimed to understand how treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects asthma control in children aged 4 to 16 who have poorly managed asthma.
- The research involved 102 kids, discovering that over half had GERD, which was more common in boys. Treatment with omeprazole significantly improved asthma control for most of those who received it.
- Although some factors like male sex and normal birth weight seemed linked to better asthma control after GERD treatment, the evidence for a direct causal relationship between acid reflux and asthma wasn't strong.
Background: The multi-drug resistance gene (MDR1) has raised increasing interest as a susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease (CD). The role of MDR1 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the predisposition and behavior of CD in the pediatric population is still elusive. Here, we investigated whether SNPs in MDR1 are associated with CD in Algerian pediatric patients.
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